Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

About the course

The nature and role of qualitative research in health sciences has been, and continues to be, the subject of debate.

• How are qualitative data and analysis different from quantitative data and analysis?
• How do these different research traditions relate to each other?
• How can we evaluate the reliability and validity of qualitative research?
• Can health researchers grounded in quantitative techniques and positivist epistemologies do qualitative research, and can they do it well?
• What value does qualitative research add to large-scale epidemiological studies or randomized controlled trials?

This short course aims to provide insight into these questions through a practical introduction to qualitative research through a series of presentations and practical tutorials.

Course Content

At the end of the course participants will have learnt:

• Theory: Understand how qualitative and quantitative research studies differ and when it is appropriate/necessary to use qualitative methods in health research.
• Methods Understand the purpose and key approaches to sampling and recruitment in qualitative research.
• Protocol development Understand the core elements to be addressed in qualitative protocol development.

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Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods